Winter disruptions to services
Council staff have been working hard since Friday night to deal with the impact of Storm Darragh. This will continue throughout today, and our teams will prioritise the most urgent issues first, e.g. trees that have fallen and are blocking or partially blocking roads, and reports of dangerous structures.
There are likely to be number of unidentified fallen or dangerous trees around the borough so please take extra care.
To report a problem due to Storm Darragh, please call 01639 686868
This page will be updated as and when information becomes available.
Existing road closures
Current road closures include:
- A474 between Bryncoch and Rhos will be closed at 4pm for approximately 1 hour due to a willow tree which has been uprooted and is in danger of falling onto the highway.
- Park lane, Blaengwynfi
Follow Traffic Wales South for updates across the Trunk Road and Motorway network
Roads re-opened
- A4067 North of Asda roundabout - large tree blocking both sides
- A4067 near Trebanos
- A4107 between Ynys y Gwas hill and Cymmer depot
- B4242 from Aberdulais to Glynneath
- B4434 at Tonclwyda in Clyne, Neath Valley - currently closed from Tonna to Resolven.
- Greenwood Road, Baglan
- M4 junction 37 Pyle to 38 Margam
- Queen Street, Neath
- Road at Cilybebyll, Rhos SA8 3JD
- Waterfall Road, Resolven
- Wind Street, Neath
School closures
- Maesmarchog Primary due to reopen Tuesday 10th December
- Tonnau Primary will remain closed
Cemeteries, parks and gardens
The following remain closed as work continues to remove fallen trees
- Baglan Park,
- Cymmer Cemetery
- Jersey Park
Issues we are aware of
We are aware of the following issues and will deal with them as quickly as we can:
- A4068 Cwmllynfell tree down
- A4109 Aberdulais to Crynant - tree down
- A4109 Opposite Cefn Coed, Crynant - tree down
- A48 Margam to Pyle Eastbound - tree blocking road
- B4242 Ynysygard Cottages ( Police call) Large tree
- B4282 – A4109 Tree down 300 yards from junction.
- Blaengwynfi Library, Jersey Road - slates off roof
- Bryn Bedd, Seven Sisters (near school) - shed roof on the road.
- Derwen road, Alltwen - tree
- Dyffrun Rhondda - Tree
- Dynefor Road, Skewen (near Sunnyland Crescent) - tree down
- Eaglesbush Valley - multiple trees
- Glyneath Bank - 3 trees down
- Heol Hir, Gwaun Cae Gurwen - large tree down
- High street, Glynneath sign over training centre roof unsafe
- Hunters Street Briton Ferry – Old Health Centre boundary fence on road
- Inter Valley Road Glyneath to Banwen - trees down
- Llandarcy, The Greenaway - tree down
- Nant Y Cavan Crynant to Seven Sisters - Tree down on bend
- Neath Road, Bryncoch Bypass - tree down with power line attached
- Oakwood Pontrhydyfen – Tree
- Pontardawe Rd near the Barran mountain junction - Large tree down
- Station Road B Ferry Cwrt Sart location - metal sheet in road
- Swansea Road Pontardawe - Tree down
- Tan Y Groes Street, Port Talbot - Tree
- Wind Street, Neath - old Neath working men club site, Slates on road – Road closure
Powercuts
The National Grid website has a map of known power cuts:
You can report a power cut online or call 105.
Storm Darragh damage in pictures
Some pictures showing some of the issues our teams have been dealing with:
